Very, very nice texture 
Canāt wait to see the final !
DWIV - 2D - PuiArt - Demon Prince- Isoriai
moonshake
#22
Hey Pui!
Really nice organic painting, I like it a lot, especially the first Non-combat mode.
I wonder how the DemonĀ“s face will beā¦
Keep it up
PuiArt
#23
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ravensbane: thankz for your support, if there are any dislikes in the concept, feel free to bring it up. I originally took this metamorphosis idea as a spinoff to add a bit more unique to the concept, i wanted to focus on a long-term-view of the concept, what would your character look like AFTER the dominance war IV =); last yearās creativeness was through the roof on the Illustration/model/concept sheet, some went with a comic strip idea, another focus on the pet idea, while others just crank out unimaginable ideas into reality, crazyness i tell ya, whatsever they where smokinā i want some.
alexy: thankx for your support, alex any likes and dislike? feel free to speak up, i wanna hear em!
moonshake: hihi, saw u working on a new painting, canāt wait to see it finish, =). i should/hope to be done with the metamorphosis concept in the next few days, then iāll jump back to the main character. to be honest, i still do not have the clearest idea what the prince would look like, any suggestions?
heres some new updates on the concept and thoughts. again, feel free to tell me what you think? whether the idea sounds, the wording is weird/difficult to understand or just leave you with a bad taste. XD
-------------------- similarities in all the forms:: -------------------------------------
1-the back will have 6 pierce whistles, allowing internal element to extend forth that melts in any shapes and forms when it is expose to oxygen, wind and any viable way that slows down the molecule from bursting in every-which direction, the shapes are direct manifestation of the userās thoughts. So in normal instance, they would turn into spider leg-like limbs that allow the demon lord to maneuver across terrains on ground, or expand to shapes that can glide in the air through various means of the environmentās logic/interaction.
2-the demon prince loses its arms and legs through the stage of metamorphosis; as generations of evolution of this species deem the extra limbs unnecessary and inefficient compare to the whistles on its back, they are capable to extend to any length and any shape so long as it is connected to the source and the user have enough energy to sustain the continuous upkeep(think of it as veins running though the entire length.). i.e cut off whistles would shatter or melt overtime when its source of energy is cut off.
-------------------------------differences in all the forms::--------------------------
not all forms has a non-combat mode due to various reasons through the userās desire and contents.
------------------------------------Appearance::------------------------------------
all forms would have a combination of the look of a hummingbirdās glitter neck with a mix of another animal like-characteristic with no limbs. I.E::
form rank 50 and up::
toad/frog characteristic
form rank 10 and up::
goldfish and fish-mouth-like characteristic
form rank 1st::
insect-like characteristic; have not decide which one yet.
------------------------------------Abilities:: -----------------------------------------------
-the prince begins with just 2 open whistles, even with its elemental power so limited, its two arms makes up for it with physical power. the right arm is harden with very sharp claws, a ideal arm to defend/block and strike in close range. The left arm is icy cold, its chilling touch frozen even the smallest airborne bacteria should it ever be close to range.
-so now we know about the princeās ability, but what about the cocoon demon lords ability? what are they like? since these are ice element demons, why arenāt they blueish? how do the cocoon demon lords fight? and how come you have to write so damn much all the time, eh? eh? to find out, stay tune for the next episode of power rangers, errrā¦ i mean, the next update!, woah, wayyy pass that age group, hope no one has a blues clue of what i was talking about. =)
rank 50 and up form
rank 10 and up form
provoked mode ice format:: fizzle snows/coral
rank 1st form:
non-combat mode ice format:: glacier
provoked mode ice format:: snowflakes
NavigatorJones
#26
This is looking fantastic, the only crit I would give is that there seems to be a lot going on in the picture, itās a little busy if you know what I mean, it makes the character disappear a little. I mean I know youāre still workin on it, so Iām sure it will look totally different when youāre done! That was just the one thing I felt should be commented on, everything else about it is beautiful!
snk
#27
Your concepts/illustrations are great. I like the rather loose strokes. They have a lightness to them but at the same time, there is lots of tension and other stuff going on. This sort of undefined look stimulates the imagination so I find them very engaging.
Nice color palette.
PuiArt
#29
hankson: lets keep up the progress, the war is almost over =), i am really behind. if i pull a few all nighters, i just might be able to finish it.
AlienKing: ah, thanks for your support, i am thinking of making a .gif animation later so that is easier to each whats different in each update.
NavigatorJones:hahaha, thanks for pointing it out, this is exactly the reason why it takes soooo long for me to move on the concepts, as often as it happen to all my other works, i would layout a ton of crazyness, in hope to find and decipher the messages in each sectors of the drawings; thus leading to very unclear thoughts and messiness. thanks for your support and i hope to someday to continue this approach AS WELL as able to implement your suggesstions thankx!
snk: yup, certainly the benifit of having so many crazyness around each corner allows the freedom fo creativity to flow round and all, that is certainly the advantage of the approach, but same as its disadvantage, there is soo many confusioness in the picture as NavigatorJone has pointed out =), i'll try to work it out soon.
FedDark: hiya, saw your work at the Russian forum, CRAZY WORK DUDE! keep it up
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thanks y'all yokes for the supports and comments, really keeps my mind from going crazy from the crunch time. as much as i wanted to update more regularly, alot of things in life keeps pulling me out. alright. without further adue, here are some updates.
regarding the story update, i will certian make a effort to write a better draft once the illustration and concept are near done.
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[img]http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4073/conceptsketchest26.jpg[/img]
close up of the face, something is certainly weird about it tho, not sure if its the angle, but certain the position and scales maybe off, maybe the refraction of the lights are off. Anyone have a clue to why the head looks so weird? i'll work out a solution in the mean time as well as redo the facial to be a bit more erm.. charismatic.
[img]http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6470/rendercompose01.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8256/rendercompose02.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8991/rendercompose03.jpg[/img]
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added birdies to show some size samples and to convent the idea that the upper back is warm enough to support a ecosystem of life.
[img]http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1650/dlbetacompose03.jpg[/img]
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dont know what i was on when i was painting the whistles, but it looks interesting enough. iāll just make up a excuse later, hahahah.
[img]http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/7046/dltildacompose03.jpg[/img]
changed the provoke mode of the cocoon lord that would look like if it gets rank 1st, i find the color palette and the perspective alot more interesting than the other one, whatcha think?
think iāll just call this one done for the sake of being able to work on the rest of the metamorphosis forms, dont you think so too?
alrighty, cheers yāall, with a few days left in the competition, iāll attempt the impossible possible if it makes any sense.
P.S. i am almost certain that CGland and cgtalk.ru are on some sort of crazy pills, if anyone knows where i can get some too, hook me up on the pm.
Segvoia
#31
Your textures are drool worthy :drool:, I would love to see the result if you and Niklas collaborated on a piece.
My only crit is that I think the Demon Princeās face could be stronger. For all the power he is capable of, his face looks too soft, almost as if he is sad and confused. Before his face was more defined he had a presence of something strange yet fiercesome, where now his pleading eyes elicit more sympathy than fear as if his strange form was something done ātoā him instead of it being a natural aspect of his being.
I hope that makes sense.
Good work!
PuiArt
#32
Ataulfo:: thank for your support, we all have our silly side, that is just me =)
Segvoia:: hahhaha, thanks thanks. regarding your critique, i took in your suggestion and attempt to make the facial area more " mystery and fierce" . But i think i losted it after buckets of paints after paints layer down into the facial area, i did manage to salvage a facial expression that was a lot more satisfying compare to the previous dull expression. tell me what you think =). it was sparked when i was thinking of a cross of " doing somthing naughty in the public" and " lightbulb pop-up" as well as " cruel and sick" look.
moonshake
#33
Hey Pui,
Nice update man! really amazing work.
I agree with SegvoiaĀ“s critique about the Demon Princeās face. Also, itĀ“ll be good to check the proportions between the head and the body. ThereĀ“s something strange with the face perspective and the relationship with the shoulders, I donĀ“t knowā¦, maybe thereĀ“s missing shadows projected to the head, or it needs more pronounced shading to give it more contrast and make it look as the bodyā¦
Keep up the good work, IĀ“ll be stopping by to see what comes next
Cheers
PuiArt
#34
MoonShake:: hi hi, thanks for dropping by =), and ya, i couldnāt agree more that there is something weird about the proportion of the body and the head. Iāll get that fix in the while adding some more new things to the illustration. what have you been up to lately??
the āprophecy stoneā is added to follow along the story, regarding the fortold of the demons from the champions of DWIII, but since is been a peaceful time, the norms neglect the signs and turn it into a door instead. so here we are. some pictographs and textographs(if thats a word) are scribe onto the wall.
i also went along and place in the āknownā races to dominance war so far, as well as taking the liberty to add some hints of āundiscoverā races to the game, seeing as how Dominance War will continue to grow bigger and bigger to draw in everyoneās interest =)
take a look at the picktographs and see if the message is easy to understand and or make any sense,
cheers,
PuiArt
#37
DDS:: hi hi, thanks for stopping by, your 3D entries is quite amazing, and it may every well grab us the 3D champion trophy, please complete the project if possible, it would be a waste to let it go =).
here is an update of the Illustration, starting to get more colors into the piece, what you guys think? the goal currently on the background is to have a sort of prism color, seeing as the crazy CGland and Cgtalk.ru 2D is gonna kill us all, i really need to step up a notch =) u guys too, whatever your doing even if its already amazing, make it more amazing-e-er, this is gonna be one heck of a battle to the last second.
cheers,
PuiArt
#39
another update::
made the hand a bit more dynamic and adjust its proportion to the body
added in the back-background,
adjusted some other lightnings and details,
takes to adjust::
mask need more detail,
overall lighting is a bit weird, will need to take care of that when near the end stage of the Illustration.
if you guys see anything else that is needed to be adjusted or that it aint feel right, let me know, i would greatly appreciate it,
cheers,
